Assessing the Factors That Affect Students’ Interpersonal Communication from Diversified Cultural Backgrounds: The Cease of English Language and Literature Major Students in Debre Tabor University

The main purpose of this study was assessing the factors that affect students' interpersonal communication from Diversified Cultural Backgrounds: the case of English Language and Literature Major Students in Debre Tabor University. 70 students were the participant of the study. To conduct the study comprehensive and random sampling techniques were used to select the participants for questionnaire, and interview respectively. 16 questionnaires were distributed to gather quantitative and qualitative data. 6 students were interviewed to get qualitative data. The data that were gathered through close-ended questions have been analyzed quantitatively by using percentage and tables. The data that were gathered through open- ended questions and interview were analyzed through qualitative method. The finding of the study indicates that interpersonal communication among Debre Tabor University students who came from different cultural backgrounds are highly affected by language and cultural diversity. The study shows that there is a communication breakdown among students who came from different cultural and language backgrounds. Factors like, lack of practice, lack of experience, language difference , lack of designed programs, cultural difference, prejudice, Ethnocentrism, are the major barriers which affected students' interpersonal communication. The study thus suggests that p